Dzhalaurt village: Tortonian, Georgia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Cetotheriidae
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Cetotherium cf. mayeri
Brandt 1871
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1 specimen | ||||||
| invalid subgroup of Mithridatocetus | |||||||
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Imerocetus karaganicus n. gen., n. sp.
Mchedlidze 1964
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Georgia |
| Coordinates: | 42.3° North, 43.4° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.1° North, 47.1° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: no geological information given: "Karagan" age listed, Smith-Rouch states that Karagan is Tortonian |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 47622 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-02-28 08:21:22 | Last modified: | 2011-09-09 13:56:27 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-02-28 08:21:22 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 12757. | G. A. Mchedlidze. 1964. Fossil Cetacea of the Caucasus 1-145 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 24520 | L. S. Smith-Rouch. 2006. Oligocene-Miocene Maykop/Diatom total petroleum system of the South Caspian Basin Province, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan. USGS Bulletin 2001(1):1-27 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |